Here's some information on a local internship (Westport). This is a paid internship at $9.00 per hour. LifeWork Search Internship
LifeWork Search (www.lifeworksearch.com) is an MRI Network affiliate, the world's largest management and professional search firm with over 1,100 offices in 36 countries. Our office ranked in the top 25% of our 1,100 global offices in 2010. Our office specializes in Supply Chain within Consumer Goods.
Overview of the internship/coop objectives:
The intern will be heavily involved in internet research, entering information into our database, and posting information to certain websites. At that same time, they will gain valuable insight to Supply Chain and/or Recruiting as a profession. This role will also deal heavily with Excel, experience using Excel is preferred.
Primary duties and responsibilities:
Most of the duties and responsibilities of the intern will be based from our computer database. The student will assist the Office Manager with ongoing database maintenance tasks, helping to make our database efficient and profitable. He/she will be responsible for use of websites such as Linkedin (a professional networking site), Indeed and Monster to search for possible companies and candidates, and heavy use of search engines like Google, to research missing contact information.
What will the student learn from this experience?
The student will get a good understanding of both the Supply Chain and Consumer Goods industries. This position will help to better the student’s organizational and research skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Applications. The intern will also get an in-depth look into the professional world. As we help supply chain professionals take their careers to the next level, the intern will learn the ins and outs of the job searching / interviewing process – giving them a much better understanding of exactly what employers are looking for. This internship can be a great stepping stone into their own career.
Job Title:
Intern/ Internet Researcher
Compensation:
Credits.
Academic preparation of the student required (graduate, senior, junior, courses taken, GPA, etc.):
Junior or Senior with an ultimate interest in Supply Chain, Operations / Operations Management, or Sales would likely get the most out of an internship at LifeWork Search.
Skills required:
Student must be internet savvy, have good time management skills and be familiar with Microsoft applications. Excel skills a must, and must have a working knowledge of Word and Outlook.
Hours of work:
Flexible / Open to discussion.
Start and end dates:
We would like this position to be an ongoing process, right not looking for a summer intern.
Primary supervisor:
Kelly Moura, Office Manager.
Email resume/application to Kelly@lifeworksearch.com
Deadline for submitting resume/application:
We are accepting resumes/applications at all times. However we are hoping to fill this internship by June 1st.
Additional company contacts (if applicable):
Jason Breault,
Managing Director
Jason@lifeworksearch.com
